Research

NetTrekker KidSites [|Middle Search Plus- great for articles] KidsClick Scholastic Teacher Tube ABC Teach Badger Link Cobblestone Exploratorium ECB VideoLink [|Sweet Search]; [|GoGooligans]; [|Dogpile]; [|Mamma]; [|Snap]
 * 1. 5 Great Search Engines for Students **

**Citing your sources** [|Cite for me] [|Easy Bib] [|Son of a Citation]

**Boolify** from the Public Learning Media Lab is a graphical tool to help younger students learn Boolean search strategies. The graphical puzzle-piece interface helps students develop and understand an effective web search by illustrating the search strategy.

**Creative Commons Search** allows students to search for images or other media which are licensed under Creative Commons. This is a good way to find media resources that can be legally used in student projects.

**Google for Educators** provides Web Search Lesson Plans and printable Classroom Posters with search strategies, tips and reminders for students. A Google a Day provides fun questions for search practice - you can make it a game or a competition.

**The Landmark Project** features Web tools for teachers. Among these is the Citation Machine, which generates American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association (MLA) citations for a variety of sources. The Rubric Machine allows you to generate rubrics and save them on the Web, as well as to access rubrics others have created. Net Evaluation and Collection guides students through data collection from and evaluation of Web sites, generating "digital index cards" they can use in their research. Permission Request allows teachers and students to quickly create and e-mail a request to Webmasters.

The **21st Century Information Fluency** project provides resources to help educators and students improve their ability to locate, evaluate and use digital information. These online tutorials and search challenges were originally designed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

**Evaluation Wizard**: leads students through the process of evaluating a Web site, providing online forms on which students can record information. **Online Citation Wizard**: generate citations in APA, CSE, or MLA styles. **Internet Search Challenges**: practice search strategies using Google and a timer.
 * Tools include:**

WWW4Teachers features **Notestar**, which allows teachers to set up Web-based research projects for their classes. Tachers may define projects and assign groups and topics for a class. Students take notes and record citation information online. Teachers may access student accounts to observe progress and provide feedback. The [|Think Tank] tool is designed to help students (grade 3-8) develop a research organizer for reports and projects.

**Knightcite** from the Hekman Library of Calvin College generates citations in APA, MLA or Chicago style for many types of print, electronic and broadcast media.

**NoodleTools** is a suite of interactive tools for online research designed by a school library media specialist. Among free tools are Noodle Quest, which helps students design an effective Web-based search strategy, and NoodleBib MLA Starter (formerly Quick Cite), which generates a simplified MLA citation for younger students. More advanced tools such as NoodleBib require a subscription fee.